"ear rape" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ear-rape [alternative], earrape [alternative]
Etymology: Compound of ear + rape, metaphorically referring to an unwanted assault on the listener's ears. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Compound}} Compound, {{com+|en|ear|rape}} Compound of ear + rape Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} ear rape (uncountable)
  1. (slang, derogatory, often offensive) Highly unpleasant or cacophonous sounds or music. Tags: derogatory, offensive, often, slang, uncountable Synonyms: cacophony
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  2. (slang, humorous, often offensive) An act of deliberately increasing the volume of the audio of music, often for humorous effect. Tags: humorous, offensive, often, slang, uncountable Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-ear_rape-en-noun-HolNr4tE Disambiguation of Music: 39 61 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 83

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